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Hypocrite Mark Robinson Demanding Hurricane Relief He Didn’t Vote For | Robinson was the only Council of State member not to vote on the North Carolina governor’s request (newrepublic.com)

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[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 47 points 2 months ago

They want what they will not give to others. The worst form of community members.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 21 points 2 months ago

This is even worse. Robinson is criticizing (wrongly) the people who approved emergency status before the storm hit, when Robinson himself didn’t respond to the vote for the state board he is one of nine members of.

They want what they will not give to themselves.

[-] Fish@midwest.social 16 points 2 months ago

You mean the guy who has porn debt? I'm starting to think that this guy doesn't have very good judgment.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago

This man has many issues

[-] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

This ~~man~~ walking waste of skin has many issues

[-] frazw@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

It's called having your cake and eating it too.

He gets to claim he is against government spending but also protects his voters with relief money and he can vote against the funding because he knows it will very likely pass. If there is no disaster he can claim to be fiscally responsible, and if there is one, he can say that the voters wanted it so they should get it.

I say funds like this should be assigned according to a priority based on these votes. His district would get the scraps and leftovers if anything and they could squarely blame him for it. It would stop these guys paying politics with things that directly impact their voters lives or get voted out.

[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

As much as that would be apropos, it'd also unfairly hurt people who didn't vote for this asshat.

[-] frazw@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

And therein lies the crux of the matter. People like him know they can get away with it because good people will do good things and allow him to make his stand without suffering any consequences for it. I'm not really suggesting those voters should suffer the consequences of his actions , but he certainly wouldn't be in office long if they did

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

The situation is dire enough that it seems like it’s time for those people to take up “crowbar” as a hobby.

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

or, if you’re the unabomber, it’s called eating your cake and having it too.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Those faces taste pretty great right now!

— Leopards

[-] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

It's the GOP way. Vote against aid and then cry that you don't get aid.

[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

~~Mark Robinson~~ *Clayton Bigsby

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